First Day of School

Dear Evie,

It's your first day of school. You were the most excited. I can tell by the look in your face, the way you smile, all of your body language. And of course, verbally. You've been asking for days when will you be going to school and finally it happened today. Dada and me were worried that the school won't accept you today because we have not gotten the consent form signed by your pediatrician for the administration of Epipen.Your doctor was not available. But thankfully, your school was happy to take you in with your Benadryl in hand.

There was no sign of separation anxiety from you at all. Right after you got into your classroom, you instantly fit yourself in. You are just the happiest being around with other kids. I am happy that you are such a sociable little person. This is your first step in the "big world." I just pray to God that He will keep you safe always. He is the only one who can do it.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

"Uh oh"

Dear Fi,

You started to say "uh oh" which sounds so cute to my ears. You say it specially at times you have some naughty plans in your mind. You started to say "come" too. You are learning how to verbalize things. I so love to hear them. I am looking forward for more words from you.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

Dear Evie,

You got to meet your teacher and new friends in school today. You were the most excited. You shared the cart that you were playing with to a new friend. That was so nice of you. You are a very sociable little person. I know that you are happy to be around other kids. I know that you will enjoy school. You are turning into a big girl. I pray that God will keep you safe all the time specially at times I am not with you. I am used to have you 24 hours a day. But as you are getting into school age, you will be apart from me for few hours. I surely will miss you very much.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

Sous Chef Evie

Dear Evie,

Kneading dough for siopao.

Today you helped me make siopao (steamed bun). It's a very popular snack in the Philippines. We made this one before. But I don't think you still remember. You were very young then.You enjoyed kneading the dough. And because of that, we over-knead it. The consistency of the bun turned a little dense instead of soft and fluffy. But it's okay. Dada suggested that next time if we are going to make siopao again, I should give you a small piece of dough just for you to knead. You can knead it as long as you want :) By the way, you liked what we made. You ate one big piece of it. Your favorite part is the bun. You kept stealing Dada's pure white bun. Thank you for helping me today. I know there was a time I got a little frustrated while making it and snapped at you. At least now I know how to take care of it next time.

arrrrrrr

I love you with all of me,
Mama

Dear Fi,

It's funny how you tried to snort everytime you watch the show "Peppa Pig" on Nick Jr. And everytime I sing the line "peppa pig" you try snorting. You still don't know how to snort, but you are brilliant to find a way to mimic the sound.

You are so expert in opening doors now. You started learning the trick a week ago. I guess we have to lock doors where you don't want you to go like the bathroom. You know why? Because you dip your hands in the toilet or throw something in it. You are my clever girl.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

Toys Get Timeout

Dear Evie,

Mama put all your toys in the garage. Well, except Snowbear (I know how much you love that toy). Dada and me had been telling you since Saturday to clean up your room. Monday came, and your playroom was still a big mess.  I do not know how many times we reminded you to tidy up. You cleaned a little bit, put the books and stuffed toys back on the shelf. And that's it. I was tired of reminding you, Dada was tired too. So Dada had to set the timer on and gave you a certain amount of time to finish up everything otherwise, all toys end in the garage. Sadly, they did. I didn't want to do it. But sometimes, parents do the things they have to do. Your playroom look so sad now. There's still books that you can read, easel and table where you can draw. You will only get your toys back when you do the things you need to do. And of course, listen to Mama and Dada and do what we tell you to do. We don't tell you things that will hurt you or bad for you. We love you very much. But for now, toys are getting time out.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

Sleepy Little Ones / UTI or Yeast Infection?

Dear Evie and Fi,

You both were so clingy to me when you woke up this morning. Fi was still so sleepy when Dada took her to the living room. I gave you your milk, but you wanted me more than your milk. You fell back to sleep in my arms while I sat on the couch. I think you're too tired after not having your regular naps yesterday. Your swollen gum from your teething is bothering you a lot. It's keeping you awake and cranky everytime we put you in your crib.

Evie, right after you got up, you curled yourself next to me while I was holding Fi. You too were tired. After you had your milk, you went back to sleep again and woke up at 9. You two were just too exhausted this morning and just wanted to be held by Mama.

Meanwhile, I like the fact that you both like to eat frozen grapes. We call them "candy grapes." Better snacks than animal crackers or oreos. Because of how much you like them, we ran out of frozen grapes. Among the frozen fruits I made, grapes were your favorite. :)

I love you with all of me,
Mama

Dear Evie,

We went to the doctor after office hours. You're in pain when you pee. You complained twice this afternoon.

I tried to make you pee in the sample container at the doctor's office, and you were screaming. Not because it was painful, but because you were scared it gets painful when you pee. We tried for like 5 minutes and nothing happened. Dada tried, and it was successful. I think I was pressuring you a lot, that's why you were not able to pee. Dada did a great job as he was able to make you pee.

They examined your pee and the nurse practitioner wouldn't say it it's UTI until your pee sample gets into a laboratory testing. He also thought that it could be yeast infection. He told us to avoid taking a bath. He said that soaking in the tub specially with bubble bath is not good for girls. You've been taking a bath almost everyday lately. What you have could be yeast infection. We will find it out in few days when the result gets back from the lab. For now, we will do the medication that was prescribed to you and everything will be alright. I am sorry this happened. When things like this happens, I feel like I am a failure. I do not want you to get sick or in any pain. This could have been avoided. So for the meantime, no more bath time for you and Fi. You can still take a bath but not sooner and not as much anymore. You will feel better. I will take care of you.

I love you with all of me,
Mama

Dreaming on the Couch

Dear Evie and Fi,

 Fi woke up so early this morning. It was around 3:30. You were crying non-stop in your crib, so Dada had to pick you up and move you to our bed. But then, you started to play, crawled all over us. Even trying to play with Ate Evie. We knew that you are still sleepy but you were fighting it. Dada finally decided to take you out in the living room.

When I got up at 6:30, I saw you and Dada on the couch. You were so asleep. Dada was awake and moved to the big bed. Few minutes later, Ate Evie followed me, asked and had her milk, lay on the couch and fell asleep.

You both look so comfortable sleeping on couch. Most probably dreaming beautiful dreams. I delight watching both of you sleeping in one place. Such a sweet sight to me.

I love you with all of me,
Mama